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enCall for papers: National Libraries Section and National Information and Library Policy Special Interest Group at WLIC−2015 (Cape Town)http://www.ifla.org/node/9444
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Theme: <strong>Dynamic</strong> <strong>National Libraries – Innovating to Progress National Information and Library Policy</strong>
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<em>Deadline for proposals:</em> 15 March 2015
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The full call for papers is available on the <a href="http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/node/1052">IFLA WLIC 2015 Cape Town website</a>.
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</div></div></div>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 01:14:12 +0000NILPSIG9444 at http://www.ifla.orgCall for Papers - "No-one left behind"http://www.ifla.org/node/9440
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IFLA's Metropolitan Libraries Section invites you to submit a proposal for its programme at the 81st IFLA World Library and Information Congress to be held in Cape Town South Africa, 15-21 August 2015.
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Session theme is: <strong>“No-one left behind”. Reading, information, digital, media literacies and curation for inclusion in large urban areas</strong>.
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The Section intends to explore best practices, case studies, emerging trends in libraries of large urban areas all over the world dealing with the various literacies towards different age and cultural groups. We are seeking 5-6 thoughtful, high quality papers of 10-15 minutes each, addressing the following areas:
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reading and literacy
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information literacy
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digital and media literacy, transliteracy
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traditional vs. digital curation
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Full abstracts (in any of IFLA's official languages) of up to 500 words should be submitted for review by members of the Section. The abstracts (and finished presentation) will be original, previously unpublished work.
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Please submit abstracts as an attachment in MS Word to:<br />
Ai Cheng Tay<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:TAY_Ai_Cheng@nlb.gov.sg">TAY_Ai_Cheng@nlb.gov.sg</a> <br />
and<br />
Corrado Di Tillio<br />
E-mail: <a href="mailto:c.ditillio@bibliotechediroma.it">c.ditillio@bibliotechediroma.it</a>
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The deadline for submitting a detailed abstract, including title and full author details (name, professional affiliation, postal address, email address) is <strong>14 March 2015</strong>.
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The selection of papers is based on the abstract, and presenters will be notified whether they have been successful by 1 April 2015.
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Completed papers must be submitted no later than 1 June 2015.
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It is understood that authors of successful papers will deliver them in person at the IFLA Congress in Cape Town, at the author's own expense.
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In accordance with IFLA's Open Access Statement all papers presented at the WLIC 2015 will be available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. Authors of submitted papers will need to sign IFLA’s Author form. The papers and presentations will be made available through the IFLA Library.
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We eagerly look forward to your contributions!
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Info: <a href="http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/node/1054">http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/node/1054</a>
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</div></div></div>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:45:19 +0000c.ditillio9440 at http://www.ifla.orgCall for papers: National Libraries Section and National Information and Library Policy Special Interest Group at WLIC−2015 (Cape Town)http://www.ifla.org/node/9438
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Theme: <strong>Dynamic </strong><strong>National Libraries – Innovating to Progress National Information and Library Policy</strong>
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<em>Deadline for proposals:</em><span> 15 March 2015</span>
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<span>The full call for papers is available on the </span><a href="http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/node/1052">IFLA WLIC 2015 Cape Town website</a><span>.</span>
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</div></div></div>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:59:23 +0000melitaambrozicSCNL9438 at http://www.ifla.orgProposal for Sponsorship of the IFLA International Marketing Award — 2016-2018http://www.ifla.org/node/9435
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The IFLA Standing Committee on Management and Marketing is seeking a corporate sponsor for the IFLA International Marketing Award for the period 2016-2018 at a cost of 7500€ per year for three years.
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The sponsorship of the IFLA International Marketing Award has a major impact on the transformation of libraries through successful marketing. With more than 30 submissions in 2014 from more than 15 counties, the <a href="http://[Your Company Name] IFLA International Marketing Award">award has a truly international profile</a>.
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<a class="no-border" href="/files/assets/management-and-marketing/marketing-award/resize.jpg"><img alt="award google map" src="/files/assets/management-and-marketing/marketing-award/resize.jpg" style="width:440px; height:209px" /></a>
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In recognition of the key role of played by the sponsor of this award, we would name the award: [Your Company Name] IFLA International Marketing Award.
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Your sponsorship would be recognized in many ways:<br /></h2>
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The winners and runners-up are spotlighted and encouraged to continue their <span>marketing efforts. They are highlighted in the Committee’s program sessions (which </span><span>usually draw 150-200 participants) and workshops with appropriate sponsorship </span><span>recognition.</span>
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The quality, number and source of international applications l continues to grow and <span>come from many types of libraries in a broad spectrum of countries, with many more </span><span>[Your Company Name] IFLA International Marketing Award </span><span>submissions from developing countries, including those in Africa.</span>
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The application form and all publicity will recognize your sponsorship. Joint press <span>releases will announce the award and later, the winners.</span>
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Your Company, as the Award sponsor, will be showcased on the awards website, at <span>sessions that highlight winners and runners-up, and at the awards ceremony where a </span><span>representative of your company will present the award to the winners with usage of </span><span>your logo to highlight your company’s key contribution</span>
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You will have access to the ‘top 10’ submissions allowing your company to consider <span>other possible marketing initiatives around your support of the Award. You might </span><span>wish to showcase the top three submissions on your website and/or at your IFLA booth </span><span>or at other conferences.</span>
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The Committee is in the process of requesting IFLA project funds to do a long-term <span>assessment of the impact of the award, the results of which will be shared with the </span><span>sponsor</span>
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This award is a model for other IFLA awards—which are proliferating
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<span>Background</span><br /></h2>
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The IFLA International Marketing Award has been in place for 12 years, since 2002. The <span>objectives of the Award are to:</span>
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<span>Recognize and reward the best library marketing projects worldwide each year; </span>
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Encourage marketing in libraries;
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Give libraries the opportunity to share marketing guidelines and experiences; Showcase <span>the Award Sponsor.</span>
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With more than 30 submissions from 15 counties and from all different types of libraries, the <span>IFLA International Marketing Award has an ever increasing profile. <strong>In 2014, the winner was the </strong></span><strong><span>Jiří Mahen Library (Brno, Czech Republic) for their Tram to the Library campaign. </span></strong>
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<strong>Jiří Mahen Library in Brno - Library in the Tram – Tram to the Library</strong>
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Second place went to <strong>the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region Health Sciences Library, </strong><span>(Saskatchewan, Canada) for their campaign: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/RQHRLibrary"><strong>Standby...Action!</strong> </a>Regina Qu’Appelle </span><strong>Health Region’s Experience Using <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSu9FvdX2CA&amp;feature=player_embedded#t=0">Commercials to Market the Hospital Library</a> </strong>
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And third place was tied between:
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<strong>Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service (South Africa)</strong> - <a href="http://library.sun.ac.za/English/aboutus/news/events/Pages/researchweek.aspx">Library Research Week</a>
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And the National Library Board, Singapore - <a href="http://www.nlb.gov.sg/sure/"><strong>S.U.R.E - Promoting Information Literacy Awareness to <span>Singaporeans</span></strong></a>
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<strong>The 2014 Awards highlight the universal appeal of the award in its winners, located on four <span>different continents and from four different types of libraries: public, medical, university and </span><span>national!</span></strong>
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<a href="https://storify.com/silvae/winner-finalist-and-top-ten-project-2014-ifla-inte">More than 5000 views for our story on Storify to promote winners!</a>
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Budget<br /></h2>
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The sponsorship of the [Company name] IFLA International Marketing Award would be as <span>follows:</span>
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First Place: 2000€ plus registration, travel and per diem to attend IFLA conference
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Second Place: 1000€ plus registration, travel and per diem to attend IFLA conference
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Third Place: 500€
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Total Cash Awards Annually 3500€
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Registration/travel/per diem for two winners 4000€ *
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Annual cost 7500€
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*Travel costs for the winners would vary, but are expected to average 2000€ per winner. Sponsors may arrange travel/per diem reimbursement directly with awardees.
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Interested? <a href="http://www.ifla.org/management-and-marketing/standing-committee">Please contact us!</a>
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Download the proposal<br /></h2>
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<a href="/files/assets/management-and-marketing/marketing-award/2016-2018-sponsorship-proposal-en.pdf" target="_blank">[PDF – English</a>]
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[<a href="/files/assets/management-and-marketing/marketing-award/2016-2018-sponsorship-proposal-fr.pdf" target="_blank">PDF – français</a>]
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</ul></div></div></div>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:58:20 +0000Silvae9435 at http://www.ifla.orgNew standard: Guidelines for Planning the Digitization of Rare Book and Manuscript Collectionshttp://www.ifla.org/node/9432
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A new IFLA standard, the <a href="http://www.ifla.org/publications/node/8968?og=59">Guidelines for Planning the Digitization of Rare Book and Manuscript Collections</a>, was endorsed by the Professional Committee on advice by the Committee of Standards in August 2014. The standard was developed and written by the <a href="http://www.ifla.org/rare-books-and-special-collections">Rare Books and Special Collections Section</a>.
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Digitization guidelines have proliferated in many forms over the last fifteen years, and all of them reflect a set of best practices that continues to evolve. These guidelines attempt to complement this body of knowledge by addressing the specific needs related to planning digitization projects for rare and special collections. They are written from the point-of-view of special collection managers, rare book librarians, curators, and researchers who study the physical object as an artefact bearing intrinsic historical evidence as much as for the intellectual content that it contains.
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Translations of the original English guidelines are already available in Spanish, Italian and Turkish.
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</div></div></div>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:50:35 +0000Joanne9432 at http://www.ifla.orgCall for Papers: Pre-Conference 12-14 August 2015, Cape Townhttp://www.ifla.org/node/9431
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The IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section and the Parliamentary Information Centre of the Parliament of South Africa invite proposals for presentations at the Pre-Conference to be held at the Parliament of South Africa, in Cape Town, from 12 to 14 August 2015.
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The satellite meeting will focus on the theme <strong><em>Development, Transformation and Co-Operation in Library and Research Services in Parliaments</em></strong><em>. </em>It intends to explore how parliamentary libraries, research and information services evolve and innovate to respond to the information and documentation needs of the Parliament and other users.
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For details please see: <a href="http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/node/1051">http://conference.ifla.org/ifla81/node/1051.</a>
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</div></div></div>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:43:37 +0000lgassie9431 at http://www.ifla.orgCall for members: new Linked Data Technical Sub-Committeehttp://www.ifla.org/node/9430
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The IFLA Committee on Standards is forming a new Sub-Committee ‑- the Linked Data Technical Sub-Committee (LIDATEC) -- to replace the Namespaces Task Group and seeks nominations by Monday 23 March 2015.
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This Sub-Committee will meet in person only once per year during the WLIC but will work virtually during the year. It will report to the Standards Committee.
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Up to six members will be selected, mainly on the basis of their expertise, and will be appointed for two years, renewable once. From these nominations a Chair will be selected.
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The responsibilities of the Sub-Committee are as follows:
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Coordinate the development of namespaces by IFLA groups who wish to publish standards in a linked data form.
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Develop and promote guidelines for the efficient and effective management of IFLA namespaces.
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Discuss and formulate the framework for a namespace registration system for IFLA standards.
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Develop training materials for units wishing to publish their standards in namespace registry
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Oversee the development of infrastructure to support the efficient and effective management of IFLA namespaces.
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Support the Committee on Standards in areas of linked data and the Semantic Web.
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Act as liaison with non-IFLA groups involved in the organization of information as linked data in the Semantic Web.
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Promote and make more visible the IFLA namespaces and encourage their use in all appropriate communities.
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All members are expected to assist and support IFLA professional units in the publication of their standards as linked data.
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The full terms of reference for the Committee are online at: <a href="http://www.ifla.org/node/9428">http://www.ifla.org/node/9428</a></p>
<p> There is no funding available to support the work of this Committee at present so members of the Committee must be able to fund their own travel and other expenses in relation to the meeting and work of the group.</p>
<p> Please send nominations for this Committee to <a href="mailto:joanne.yeomans@ifla.org?subject=Nomination%20for%20LIDATEC">Joanne Yeomans</a>, the Professional Support Officer. Nominations should comprise of:
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the name and institutional/company affiliation of the nominee,
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a short explanation of the background and experience of the person relevant to this committee (experience in IFLA, and professional experience and knowledge particularly in the area of linked data and RDF publishing),
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the nominee’s motivation for joining the Committee,
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the nominee’s relationship to an IFLA Member Association or Institution (if any), name of the relevant Member and IFLA Membership number.
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The details of nominees may be shared with the Professional Committee, the Committee on Standards, and Standing Committee members of relevant IFLA professional units.
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Persons selected for the Committee will be informed before 15 May, the deadline for early registration for the World Library and Information Congress 2015
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If you have further questions about the committee and member responsibilities, please contact Patrice Landry, Chair of the Committee on Standards (contact can be made via <a href="mailto:joanne.yeomans@ifla.org?subject=Query%20about%20LIDATEC">Joanne Yeomans</a>).<br />
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</div></div></div>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:56:43 +0000Joanne9430 at http://www.ifla.orgIFLA takes Lyon Declaration to the UNhttp://www.ifla.org/node/9427
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<img alt="IFLA President-Elect Donna Scheeder speaking at the 5th meeting, Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (Declaration Session) - General Assembly, Informal meeting" src="/files/assets/hq/topics/libraries-development/images/ds-un-feb-wide.png" style="width: 440px; height: 235px;" /><p>
IFLA President-Elect Donna Scheeder speaking at the 5th meeting, Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (Declaration Session) - General Assembly, Informal meeting (19 February 2015)
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IFLA President-Elect Donna Scheeder and Governing Board member Loida Garcia-Febo were in New York last week for the latest negotiating session on the post-2015 UN development framework. IFLA is calling for a focus on increased access to information in the new framework, and is working to highlight the role that information intermediaries, such as libraries, can play in helping achieve the new set of Sustainable Development Goals that all UN Member States will commit to reaching from September 2015.
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Negotiations in New York last week focused on the Declaration section of the new Framework. Delegates called for an aspirational statement that made sense to all. Throughout the week, in discussions with delegates and civil society groups, IFLA argued that access to information is a common principle, as well as a cross-cutting issue across all of the goals and targets.
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<a href="/files/assets/hq/topics/libraries-development/documents/libraries-post-2015-development-agenda.pdf" target="_blank">Our position</a> is that the Declaration should clearly recognise that increased access to information and knowledge, underpinned by universal literacy, is an essential pillar of sustainable development.
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IFLA's intervention<br /></h2>
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On Thursday, at a meeting between UN Major Groups and Member States, Donna Scheeder introduced the <a href="http://www.lyondeclaration.org">Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development</a> which has now been signed by over 500 organisations from across the library, development and ICT sectors. Her intervention focused on the danger of information poverty.
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5th meeting, Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (Declaration Session) - General Assembly, Informal meeting<br /></h3>
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Interactive Dialogue with Major Groups and other Stakeholders
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<em>IFLA President-Elect Donna Scheeder starts at <strong>1:35:40</strong></em>
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Full text of the intervention<br /></h2>
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Thank you Mr. Chair for giving the floor to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, or IFLA, the global Voice of Libraries.
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I’m Donna Scheeder, the President-Elect of IFLA, and I’m speaking on behalf of more than 500 organisations and institutions who have signed The Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development. The Lyon Declaration calls upon UN Member States to recognize the importance of increased access to information in supporting the post-2015 development agenda.
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I wanted to remind delegates that in moving forward we must pay attention to a different kind of poverty that has not been mentioned much here - information poverty.
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Information and knowledge really are the foundation for making progress towards sustainable development. Without access to information, people will lack the means to take the crucial decisions needed to improve their lives.
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Increased access to information is a cross-cutting issue that will contribute to the achievement of all goals - whether in health, education, transparency and accountability: all goals will benefit from people being able to know more about how to achieve them.
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And we - libraries - can help you get there. There are over 320,000 public libraries worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of school and research libraries - in all of your countries. Librarians are skilled information professionals who can be strong partners in increasing access to information. And we can help people gain the information literacy skills needed to improve their lives.
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So when considering how we do this, let’s make sure we use the institutions who can help open up the datasets, knowledge resources and provide access to the ICTs people need to achieve sustainable development.
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We look forward to being partners in the data revolution and helping us get to 2030 in great shape.”
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Next steps<br /></h2>
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IFLA President-Elect Donna Scheeder and Governing Board member Loida Garcia-Febo
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By the end of the meeting an <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/6155Discussion%20Document%20for%20for%20Declaration%2019%20Feb.pdf">updated elements paper</a> for the Declaration was produced for delegates, who will now refine a final version over the coming months. Meanwhile, IFLA will continue to engage at the UN in negotiations. In March there will be a discussion of Goals and Targets, and in April the focus turns to the Means of Implementation, or how the goals will actually be achieved. Negotiations continue until July, at which point a final framework will be produced for endorsement at the UN Summit on Sustainable Development in September.
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IFLA urges upon you to <a href="http://www.lyondeclaration.org">sign the Lyon Declaration</a>, access our advocacy toolkit and contact your government representatives about the importance of access to information to development. We need your help to achieve our objectives!
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</div></div></div>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:02:47 +0000Louis9427 at http://www.ifla.orgJust published: An Italian translation of the Guidelines for Planning the Digitization of Rare Book and Manuscript Collectionshttp://www.ifla.org/node/9426
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"Tradotte a cura del gruppo di lavoro della Biblioteca digitale BEIC (Chiara Cauzzi, Chiara Consonni, Valeria De Francesca, Danilo Deana, Lisa Longhi, Federica Viazzi) con la supervisione di Angela Nuovo (IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section." The translation is available as a free PDF file <a href="/files/assets/rare-books-and-manuscripts/rbms-guidelines/ifla_guidelines_for_planning_digitization_projects_italian_translation.pdf">at this link</a>.
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</div></div></div>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:11:57 +0000dfarneth9426 at http://www.ifla.orgBSLA project report "ULIA strategic planning and leadership workshop” Uganda Library and Information Association (ULIA)http://www.ifla.org/node/9421
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Makerere University, 13-15 January 2015<br /></h2>
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Following regional convenings in 2014, IFLA ALP is supporting a number of small projects under the framework of the Building Strong Library Associations programme (BSLA), demonstrating the flexibility of the programme in supporting a range of project sizes and needs.
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Objectives<br /></h2>
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The objectives of the Workshop were to:
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Equip participants with leadership skills to facilitate effective management of ULIA;
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Equip participants with skills in strategic planning for development of ULIA;
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Develop a draft strategic plan for ULIA
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In summary, the workshop aimed at equipping participants with practical skills to enable them to operate an effective and efficient Association. These objectives were derived from the needs specified by ULIA officials prior to the workshop.
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In total 30 participants attended the workshop representing 30 institutions and 4 regions. Most of the participants were Library Directors/ University Librarians and senior library personnel. The Executive members of ULIA attended the workshop. The mixture of attendees was impressive. Participants actively contributed to the discussions and were able to identify appropriate strategies to address the challenges facing ULIA.
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The workshop came up with a strong draft of a strategic plan, identifying strategies that will address the challenges over a period of five years, 2015 - 2020. If implemented, it will enhance the visibility of ULIA. The workshop came up with an Action Plan which identified low-lying fruits that could be addressed in the next six months.
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A persistent problem was that of identity, young professionals’ doubt on the future of the profession. This is a major threat to the profession in Uganda and must be dealt with as soon as possible. Uganda is a promising developing country that is attracting a lot of investors and donor agencies. ULIA should take advantage of this to establish strategic partners.
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Acknowledgement<br /></h2>
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IFLA’s continued support to Library Associations in the developing world is very much appreciated. This workshop is a milestone in strengthening the Uganda Library and Information Association (ULIA).
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Report submitted by: Jacinta Were, Workshop facilitator<br />
Deputy Director, Library Services, University of Nairobi, Kenya<br />
IFLA-BSLA Trainer
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</div></div></div>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:29:31 +0000Fiona9421 at http://www.ifla.org